Shloka 32
उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय ८१: कृष्णस्य दूतप्रयाणम्
Udyoga Parva, Chapter 81: Krishna Sets Out as Envoy
यदि ते5हमनुग्राह्मा यदि ते5स्ति कृपा मयि | धार्तराष्ट्रेषु वै कोप: सर्व: कृष्ण विधीयताम्,श्रीकृष्ण! यदि मैं आपकी अनुग्रहभाजन हूँ, यदि मुझपर आपकी कृपा है तो आप धृतराष्ट्रके पुत्रोंपर पूर्णरूपसे क्रोध कीजिये
yadi te ’ham anugrāhyā yadi te ’sti kṛpā mayi | dhārtarāṣṭreṣu vai kopaḥ sarvaḥ kṛṣṇa vidhīyatām ||
โอ้ศรีกฤษณะ! หากข้าเป็นผู้ควรแก่พระกรุณา หากพระเมตตามีแก่ข้าไซร้ ขอพระองค์ทรงหันพระพิโรธทั้งสิ้นไปยังบุตรทั้งหลายของธฤตราษฏระเถิด
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames righteous indignation as a response to perceived injustice: the speaker asks Kṛṣṇa to turn his full force against the Dhārtarāṣṭras, implying that divine favor and compassion may manifest as firm opposition to adharma rather than mere gentleness.
In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war setting, tensions between the Pāṇḍavas and Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons are escalating. The line, reported by Vaiśampāyana, conveys an appeal to Kṛṣṇa to take a decisive stance against the Dhārtarāṣṭras, reflecting the hardening of positions as diplomacy strains.